An increasing amount of studies and investigations prove that the chewing apparatus is more than a facility for ingestion. Intrinsically it is a differentiated functional system which acts in immediate and reciprocal correspondence with the entire body. In our practice we are aware of this often underestimated relationship and consider it throughout the therapy.

Consequently a purposeful and individual treatment of the chewing apparatus allows for chronic ailments of cetain patients to be treated, even though earlier treatment had been ineffective. Depending on the findings we cooperate with colleagues fom different medical diciplines such as orthopaedists and ENT physicians in order to find a holistic solution.

The correction of the spinal posture and the abolishment of often related chronic back pain has in this case been accomplished only through the correction of the occlusion. The picture on the right was taken four weeks after the usage of an individually manufactured occlusal splint.